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I look for two things when I am about to launch into a book. First, there has to be a dramatic arc to the story itself that will carry me, and the reader, from beginning to end. Second, the story has to weave through larger themes that can illuminate the world of the subject.

~David Maraniss

Topics: About Am Arc Beginning Book Carry Dramatic End First Illuminate Itself Larger Launch Look Me Reader Second Story Subject Themes Things Through Two Weave Will World I Am

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My next book is also set in the eighteenth century. It's about the Revolution, with the focus on the year 1776. It's about Washington and the army and the war. It's the nadir, the low point of the United States of America.

~David Mccullough

Topics: About Also America Army Book Century Eighteenth Focus Low Next Point Revolution Set States United United States United States Of America War Washington Year

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Every book is a new journey. I never felt I was an expert on a subject as I embarked on a project.

~David Mccullough

Topics: Book Embarked Every Expert Felt Journey Never New Project Subject

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With the Truman book, I wrote the entire account of his experiences in World War I before going over to Europe to follow his tracks in the war. When I got there, there was a certain satisfaction in finding I had it right - it does look like that.

~David Mccullough

Topics: Account Before Book Certain Does Entire Europe Experiences Finding Follow Going Got Had His Like Look Over Right Satisfaction Tracks Truman War World World War World War I Wrote

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When I began, I thought that the way one should work was to do all the research and then write the book.

~David Mccullough

Topics: Began Book Research Should Then Thought Way Work Write

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My shorthand answer is that I try to write the kind of book that I would like to read. If I can make it clear and interesting and compelling to me, then I hope maybe it will be for the reader.

~David Mccullough

Topics: Answer Book Clear Compelling Hope Interesting Kind Like Make Maybe Me Read Reader Shorthand Then Try Will Would Write I Can

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I'm very aware how many distractions the reader has in life today, how many good reasons there are to put the book down.

~David Mccullough

Topics: Aware Book Distractions Down Good How Life Many Put Reader Reasons Today Very

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The art of the novelist is not unrelated to the illness of multiple personality disorder. It's a much milder form. But the better the book, the nearer to the padded cell you are.

~David Mitchell

Topics: Art Better Book Cell Disorder Form Illness Much Multiple Nearer Novelist Personality Personality Disorder Unrelated You

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I often lose myself in the Sudoku-like challenges of making a book work.

~David Mitchell

Topics: Book Challenges Lose Making Myself Often Work

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I'm certainly a plot and character man. Themes, structure, style - they're valid components of a novel and you can't complete the book without them. But I think what propels me as a reader is plot and character.

~David Mitchell

Topics: Book Certainly Character Complete Components Man Me Novel Plot Reader Structure Style Them Themes Think Valid Without You I Think

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